Time flies, doesn't it? Apparently we've been here for nearly a month, though it doesn't seem like that much time has passed. And yet we've done so much and we feel so comfortable here, it's like we're nearing the end of the year.
(Clearly I've had enough time to do the new layout for this site though... Or was that just a form of procrastination? Most likely. I hope you like the new layout. It should make it easier to access photos and videos.)
As for our jobs, we've settled into our classes and schedules now, though they tend to change without a lot of notice. Summer session means random new classes that tend to come out of nowhere. We're definitely tired by the end of the day and exhausted by the end of the week, but our kids and co-teachers are amazing, so we are really enjoying it here. And of course, there's so much to do that we don't tend to use the weekends for down-time.
At the end of our second week, we went out with our co-workers to Lotte World, a huge indoor-outdoor theme park in Seoul. It was really fun, and a welcome change to the responsibilities we're supposed to have in class. Five "adults" running around a theme park like little kids? Yup, sounds like a good Friday night.
Photos: Lotte World
Video: The carousel
Video: A preview of the Bungee Jump ride
Video: Jessie, Cynthia, and Ms. Lee on the Bungee Jump
Video: The view of Lotte World from the balloons
We've also had some other adventures: we ventured to Yongsan and (despite Korea's affinity for shiny new things) successfully found Cynthia a Super Nintendo (now called Blanche), had a wonderful day with the wonderful Lino in Bundang, played video games with co-workers, had an amazing lunch that Young made for Cynthia's birthday, went running a few times, made kimchi, and returned to the Coex aquarium and mall in Seoul. As I said; less than a month, but it feels like much more :-)
Here are some more photos and videos from the past few weeks:
Photos: Around Bundang
Photos: At school (updated): Gym time and Clara's birthday
Video: Potato sack races at gym time
Video: Tug of war at gym time
Photos: Making Kimchi
Photos: More E-mart
Photos: Coex mall and aquarium
Video: Beaver spinning in the water at Coex Aquarium
Video: The water tunnel (and sharks) at Coex Aquarium
Additionally, because of the summer rain, the river overflowed. It flooded the paths at the sides and nearly reached the roads!
Photos: Tancheon (new images: overflowing river)
That's it for now - it's time for bed and tomorrow is another Monday morning :-)
Be well!
-J&J
